It was a long fight, but finally, Cam has emerged victorious.

Mike Wallace, a pioneering figure of American broadcasting whose on-air persona at 60 Minutes came to represent the press as watchdog of those in power, said yesterday that he will retire as a regular correspondent at the end of the current TV season in May. CBS announced that Wallace, who will turn 88 on May 9, will remain affiliated with the most successful program in the history of network television as correspondent emeritus, though it was vague as to what his duties will be. Wallace was one of two founding correspondents for 60 Minutes, TV’s first prime-time newsmagazine, in 1968.

The tale of Cam’s battle with Mike Wallace can be found here. I know I ought to be saluting Wallace for his decades of widely-hailed work, but the way the old coot handled the objections to his mockery of Heston left a sour taste in my mouth. Plus, you know, it’s CBS News, the network of Fake But Accurate™.

 “Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!”

Cam: I am as responsible for the resignation of Mike Wallace as a mouse fart was responsible for Hurricane Katrina. I can only take credit for Wallace being told he can’t do 2nd amendment related stories any more, and even then I must give a lot of credit to Vaughn Ververs, who harped on the CBS suits until they actually responded.

I have a lot of work to do in the self-promotion department, don’t I? I guess if I were a certain host.. maybe named Schill O’Schmielly or something, I’d be saying:

“That’s right, we brought down this stalwart of the Sauronic Eye Network. We did it, you and I. Primarily me, because you know, I have a talk show and you don’t. And that’s why it’s so important that I look out for you, because otherwise you’d just be left to fend for yourself, and you’re not really smart enough to do that. Here, come sit on my lap. Have some falafel. Let me grab the loofah and scrub your back for you…

Hey, where are you going?”